Broward Schools & Property Tax Edition: Capitol to Courthouse Headliners — Wednesday, August 10
Aug 10, 2011
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Blog: Report — Tax rates, business success seem unrelated
Florida’s property tax rates seem to have no relation at all to the business climate in a given area, a new newspaper analysis has found, although economist caution that it is only based on one year of data.
Property tax rates seem to have little effect on local economies
There will be no new taxes from Washington, D.C., at least for now, but in Florida there were plenty of property tax increases last year with seemingly little or no impact on local economies.
Editorial: School tax critics got it wrong
The vocal opponents of the Manatee County School Board’s proposed tax rate are hollering at the wrong decision-makers.
A continuing tale of 2 tax bills
Chris Tomlinson and Bill Kulik, neighbors who had very different tax bills a few years ago, now pay about the same in taxes.
As school year starts, here’s what to expect
Students are coming back for another school year, and, in most metro districts, so are those unwelcome, unpaid furlough days.
Charter-school requests booming in Central Florida
Interest in opening new charter schools is booming in Central Florida, driven in part by a state law encouraging their expansion.
PolitiFact: Miami-Dade superintendent says school district is the highest performing in the country
Addressing South Florida lawmakers Aug. 1, 2011, Miami-Dade school superintendent Alberto Carvalho had great news to share.
Four Florida colleges among best values, says Forbes.
Tuition at Florida’s universities has been rising steeply in recent years, but the state still has many of the best bargains for a college education, according to a new survey from Forbes Magazine.
Cuts keep dimming Bright Futures college scholarship
Billy Schap worked hard through high school to get the state’s Bright Futures Scholarship but has watched his award shrink since starting college last year.
Blog: New lawsuit against Governor Rick Scott will be over new textbook adoption law
Citizens for National Security, a Boca Raton-based group of volunteers who want to warn the country about dangers of extremist ideologies, plans to file a lawsuit against Governor Rick Scott and the Department of Education on Thursday over changes to the state’s textbook adoption law.
Florida Turns Down Millions in Federal Aide; Accepts Abstinence Only Sex-Ed Money
After turning down millions of federal dollars for Florida related to the Afforadable Health Care Act, Governor Rick Scott and the Legislature have finally decided to accept one.
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